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this fact I speak experimentally, having been 

 a consumer among niy own stock oi fourscore 

 bushels in one winter, purchased at only six-^ 

 pence each bushel, exclusive of a very con- 

 siderable quantity produced from a part of 

 my own land, then under similar cultivation, 

 from a thorough conviction of their utility 

 and profit. 



. The method to preserve them for the win- 

 ter consumption is as follows : let them be 

 taken up early in the autumn, so soon as 

 their superficial or vegetative parts begin to 

 decline, and laid upon a bed of new xcheat" 

 straw, in a dry room, or close granary, with- 

 out cleaning, just as they are taken out of 

 the ground ; they are then to be plentifully 

 covered with the same bedding, to protect 

 them fi'om long and severe frosts tiiat fre- 

 quently ensue, after being affected by wdiich, 

 they soon decay and become rotten : no fear 

 of this need, nevertheless, be entertained, 

 provided proper care and attention be paid to 

 the bed and cdverino", as thev theii continue 

 perfectl}' soimd to the expiration of a very 

 long winter. There is also another equally 



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